The industrial sensors market is expected to be valued at USD 16.0 billion in 2018 and is likely to reach USD 21.6 billion by 2023, at a CAGR of 6.16% during the forecast period.

The growth of this market is propelled by growing Industrial 4.0 and IIoT, surging wireless sensors market, and burgeoning demand for industrial robots. However, high implementation cost is restraining the growth of this market.

Image sensors in industries are used for 2 main applications, i.e., machine vision and industrial surveillance. Machine vision is expected to drive the industrial image sensor market. The key reasons that are attributed to the growth of machine vision in industry are increasing need for quality inspection and automation, growing demand for vision-guided robotic systems, growing demand for application-specific machine vision systems, and increasing adoption of 3D machine vision systems.

Noncontact industrial sensors is a faster growing segment of the industrial sensors market. Increasing penetration of remote sensing and wireless sensing attributes to the growth of noncontact sensors in the industrial sensors market. The wireless sensors market is increasing due to factors such as increasing penetration in industrial automation applications; growing adoption of wearables in industrial facilities; emerging concepts, such as smart factory; and increasing applications in pharmaceuticals and mining industries and petroleum refineries.